Archaia Entertainment

Archaia Entertainment, LLC
Founded2002
FounderMark Smylie
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationHollywood, California
Key peopleP.J. Bickett - CEO 2008–2013
Aki Liao - Co-Publisher 2002–2008
Stephen Christy - Editor-in-Chief 2010–2013
Mike Kennedy - Publisher 2011–2013
Publication typesComic books
Graphic novels

Archaia Entertainment, LLC, commonly known as Archaia (formerly known as Archaia Studios Press), is an imprint of American comic book and graphic novel publisher Boom! Studios.

Archaia Entertainment, LLC was originally an American comic book publishing company established by Mark Smylie in 2002. On June 24, 2013, Archaia was acquired by Boom! Studios and became a wholly owned imprint.[1]

As of 2017, 20th Century Fox purchased a minority stake in Boom! Studios, valued at $10 million. and in 2019, The Walt Disney Company inherited Fox's stake in Boom! Studios after Disney acquired 21st Century Fox's assets on March 20, 2019.[2][3]

  1. ^ Yamato, Jen (2013-06-24). "BOOM! Studios Acquires Archaia, Merges Comics IP Library". Deadline. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  2. ^ Brown, Tracy (March 22, 2019). "How Disney's onscreen LGBTQ representation could improve with an overlooked Fox asset". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Kit, Borys (December 14, 2017). "Boom!: Disney-Fox Deal Puts Studio in Comic Book Business Again". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.